Ecotrop

Ecotrop provides facilities for the reception, preparation, storage and handling of soils from third-party countries requiring quarantine (level L2). It includes a 200 m2 confined soil sample library and a 204 m2 laboratory for the analysis of samples, approved by the Regional Prefect and supervised by the Languedoc-Roussillon DGAL. For experiments on living plants, an 80m² air-conditioned greenhouse is available.

Localisation :

ECO&SOLS

Description

Ecotrop provides facilities for the reception, preparation, storage and handling of soils from third-party countries requiring quarantine (level L2). It includes a 200 m2 confined soil sample library and a 204 m2 laboratory for the analysis of samples, approved by the Regional Prefect and supervised by the Languedoc-Roussillon DGAL. For experiments on living plants, an 80m² air-conditioned greenhouse is available.

an elutriator to recover nematodes for quantification and identification.

Together with other tools needed for weighing, heating, cold storage, agitation and aspiration.

GreenhouseThe greenhouse is divided into two compartments, the largest contains 7 benches with a useable cultivation area of 28 m², the smaller contains two benches with a useable area of 9.3 m². Air-conditioning is provided by a reversible dual-group heat pump with a heating capacity of 186 kW and a cooling capacity of 216 Kw. Heat exchange is provided by three air-conditioning units, allowing precise regulation of the order of ±1°C at night and ±3 °C in daylight in summer. Additional lighting enables experiments to be carried out even in winter. Air is renewed by a Free Cooling system, and extractors equipped with a filtration system. The greenhouse is maintained in continual depression, to avoid the dissemination of any organisms into the environment. A booster allows continuous feeding of hyro and aeroponic cultures in pulsed air.

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About us

Based on the basis of IFR 119 "Montpellier-Environnement-Biodiversité" (2001-2010), the LabEx CeMEB (Mediterranean Center for the Environment and Biodiversity) brings together ten research units from the Montpellier region .